Awarded for the first book published an author in India
Country
India
Presented by
Shakti Bhatt Foundation
Reward(s)
₹200,000[1]
Established
2007
First awarded
2008
Last awarded
2022
The Shakti Bhatt Prize is a literary award established in 2007 in memory of Indian publisher, Shakti Bhatt. Between 2008 and 2019, it was awarded for first books published in India by an author of any age in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and drama.[2] From 2020 onward, the Prize has been awarded in recognition of a writer's body of work, instead of a first book.[3]
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^"Remembering Shakti Bhatt: The Shakti Bhatt Foundation announces the inaugural 2008 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize". Remembering Shakti Bhatt. 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
^"Revamped Shakti Bhatt prize honours activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha". The Indian Express. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
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